Trinovantes Celtic Coins for Sale
The Trinovantes (The Vigorous People) had their capital at Caesaromagvs, located in Widford near Chelmsford, Essex. Their territory ranged from Essex to south Suffolk. Their prince Mandubracius was exiled to Gaul by the Catuvellauni after the death of his father. He joined Caesar on his second expedition to Britain in 54 BC.
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| Trinovantian North Thames 'Thatcher's Sister' AR Unit 009974 | Excessively Rare Trinovantian 'Thatcher's Sister' North Thames AR Unit Silver, 1.06 grams, 13.05 mm. Late Whaddon Chase type, 45-40 BC. Obverse: abstract female head right with a long pointed nose, birds/animals in front of head, four groups of curves for hair. Reverse: annulate horse right with a cabled main, bird above degraded from the mid Whaddon Chase type. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 08.TBA. VA. 1558-1; BMC. 376; Ev. L14; M. 375; Not in Coins of England. Extremely fine. | £1,450.00  |  |
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| North Thames 012509 | Very Rare North Thames 'Early Atrebatic Type' Gold Quarter Stater Gold, 1.28 grams; 14.05 mm. Circa 50-45 BC. Atrebatic B. Obverse: abstract head of Apollo right, laurel leaves inwards, spike made up of lines amd pellet-in-ring motifs, pellet-in-ring motifs in vestiges of hair. Reverse: Celticized horse right, wheel below horse, horse appears to have a triple-tail. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: 08.9716. VA 260-1. Edge nibbled otherwise extremely fine. Very fine and better. Found Essex.
Dr John Sills of the Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University writes: “Still quite a rare type...The majority of finds are from Essex and it's almost certainly an early coinage of the Trinovantes, probably dating to the 40s BC.” | £475.00 |  |
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| Addedomaros (circa 25 to 15 BC.)
Addedomaros was the next identifiable ruler of the Trinovantes after Mandubracius in Caesar's time. He moved his centre of government from Braughing on the eastern headwaters of the river Lea to a new site on the east coast which he named 'the fort of the war god Camulos', or Camulodunum. He reigned for about a decade before being succeeded by his son Dubnovellaunus.
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| Addedomaros 'Spiral Type' AV Stater 013690 | Addedomaros 'Spiral Type' AV Stater Gold, 5.45 grams, 16.43 mm. Late first century BC. Obverse: six-armed spiral. Reverse: horse right with symbols. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 09.3091. S. 201; VA 1620-1; M. 267; BMC 2396-2404. Very fine/good very fine. | £750.00 |  |
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| Addedomaros 'Head Type' AE Unit 013481 | Addedomaros 'Head Type' AE Unit Copper-alloy, 0.82 grams, 14.04 mm. Late first century BC. Obverse: head left. Reverse: horse left. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 09.3086. S. 206; VA 1646-1; M. 274; BMC 2450-2460. Near very fine with slightly ragged edge. | £95.00 |  |
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| Addedomaros 012290 | Addedomaros 'First Coinage' Bronze Unit Bronze, 1.45 grams; 14.36 mm. Circa 40-37 BC. Obverse: Celticized head left with corded streaming hair, eye formed by pellet in inverted and curved line. Reverse: Celticized horse left, pellet below tail with pellet in ring motif made into a flower by addition of rays below horse. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 08.9623. VA 1615-1; S 206. Very fine and better. Found Essex. | £120.00 |  |
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| Addedomaros 012242 | Addedomaros 'First Coinage' Bronze Unit Bronze, 1.35 grams; 15.42 mm. Obverse: Celticized head left with corded streaming hair, eye formed by pellet in inverted and curved line. Reverse: Celticized horse left, pellet below tail with pellet in ring motif made into a flower by addition of rays below horse. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 08.9638. VA 1615-1; S 206. Good fine. Found Essex. | £49.00 |  |
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| Addedomaros 009262 | Extremely Rare Addedomaros 'Streaming Hair' AE Unit Bronze, 1.49 grams; 14.01 mm. Circa 40 – 37 B.C. Obverse: Celticized head left with corded streaming hair. Reverse: Celticized horse right, large pellet with ring of smaller pellets enclosed in large circle above horse. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 08.8827. VA 1615-1/1646-1. Recorded as Extremely Rare in Van Arsdell’s Celtic Coinage of Britain. Good fine/good very fine. Found Lincolnshire. | £65.00 |  |
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Dubnovellaunus (circa 10 - 5 BC.)
Dubnovellaunus Succeeded Addedomaros to the Trinovantian throne and ruled for several years before Cunobelin of the Catuvellauni. Like his contemporary Tincommius of the Atrebates, he appeared as a suppliant to Augustus and paid tribute on the Capitol in Rome before AD 7. He should not be confused with Dubnovellaunus of the Cantiaci.
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| Dubnovellaunos in Essex 'Centre Parting' Ae Unit 014734 | Very Rare Dubnovellaunos in Essex 'Centre Parting' Ae Unit Copper-alloy, 1.69 grams, 13.40 mm. Inscribed Series, circa 1st century BC. Obverse: laureate bust right. Reverse: horse left with pellets in ring motif above. Reference: It is not listed in any of the Celtic coin reference books but was Published in the NCirc March 1999, p.47. Good very fine. There are only 16+ recorded with The Celtic Coin Index. | £260.00 |  |
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| Dubnovellaunos 008950 | Dubnovellaunos 'In Essex' Bronze Unit Bronze, 1.78 grams; 14.53 mm. Circa 30-25 BC. Obverse: Celticized head left with the hair indicated by curves, pellet in ring motifs above brow and behind head. Reverse: Celticized horse left with pellet in ring motifs above and below, pellet below tail and DVBNO above. Celtic Coin Index Registration Number at Oxford University: CCI 08.9637. VA 1669-1; S 211. Good fine. Found Lincolnshire. | £70.00 |  |
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Celtic Coin Book References: S = Coins of England and the United Kingdom M = R P Mack, The Coinage of Ancient Britain VA = R D Van Arsdell, Celtic Coinage in Britain BMC = D Allen & R Hobbs, British Museum Catalogues GEB = J Sills, Gaulish and Early British Gold Coinage LT = S Gouet, M Prieur & L Schmitt, La Tour CCI = Celtic Coin Index at Oxford University WW = Wildwinds.com (reference & attribution site)
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